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Matt Cooper

Donaldson's Depravity and His Toxic Politics

June 27, 2026 1:40am 58 min

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Áine Kerr join Matt to discuss Jeffrey Donaldson's appalling crimes and what he put his victims through by denying his guilt. They look at his political career and how he was a malign in...

Remembering Veronica Guerin

June 20, 2026 1:40am 1:07

Lise Hand joins Matt to remember their great friend who was murdered 30 years ago in June 1996. They recall their friendships with Veronica, how they got to know her, and her early years in journalism. They swap stories ...

The Racists Among Us

June 13, 2026 1:40am 51 min

Lise Hand and Shane Coleman join Matt to discuss the race riots in Belfast and how racism is also a major issue throughout the island, how fire bombings have not been restricted to Belfast, and how a blind eye is turned ...

From Here to Maternity

June 06, 2026 1:40am 56 min

Brenda Power and John Deasy join Matt to discuss the controversy about hospital consultants employed by the State doing private work in public hospitals. Two bulls in a Kerry Field: division between the Healy-Raes, what'...

Climate Targets and Immigration Politics

May 30, 2026 1:40am 1:06

Danny McConnell and John Lee join Matt to discuss the concession that our 2030 climate targets will be missed, and ask if we need to apply the Tony Blair analysis for Britain that net zero is inappropriate. They offer th...

Ireland's Racism Issues

May 23, 2026 1:40am 57 min

The death of Yves Sakila on a Dublin street - is this the Irish version of George Floyd, but do enough people care? Brendan Ogle joins Matt, and they have a wider conversation on the impact of migration on Ireland, Bren...

Analogue Bertie Hobbled by a Digital World

May 16, 2026 1:40am 50 min

Matt is joined by Lise Hand and Shane Coleman to discuss the controversy involving former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and his views on immigration, as expressed to a voter who recorded and disclosed them. They offer a detaile...

Ireland’s Antisemitism Debate

May 09, 2026 1:40am 58 min

John Deasy and Brenda Power join Matt for a spirited exchange about Patrick Kielty’s Late Late Show comments and how they have sparked wider allegations that Ireland is antisemitic. Before that, they discuss why Ireland ...

Why Not a Mini Budget?

May 02, 2026 1:40am 52 min

Matt is joined by Danny McConnell and John Lee to discuss the changing government generosity towards Ukrainians and how this may have been influenced by the by-election in Galway West and Dublin Central. On the latter, t...

How Protest Should Be Done - The Expert’s View

April 25, 2026 8:00am 56 min

Long-time protest activist Brendan Ogle takes issue with the conduct of the diesel protests and the government’s capitulation to unlicensed protesters. He details his own experiences with the Locomotive Drivers' Associat...

Leo's Rural-Urban Divide

April 25, 2026 1:40am 1:01

Shane Coleman and Lise Hand join Matt, and they start with the suggested split in the Healy-Rae dynasty. They discuss all the issues related to the rural-urban divide, with particular emphasis on deprivation in urban are...

PTP America: J. Edgar Boozer, Pulp Fiction, and a Raccoon's Penis

April 24, 2026 1:00pm 1:01

As Trump continues his suspension of the assault on Iran, Matt and Marion divert to the case of Kash Patel's sobriety, Pete Hegseth's use of a Pulp Fiction script as scripture, and RFK Jr.'s interest in the penises of ra...

Powder keg Politics and Protests

April 18, 2026 1:40am 1:04

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and former political correspondent Áine Kerr join Matt to analyse the politics of the past fortnight, dominated by the diesel protests. They look at Jim O’Callaghan’s use of the army, Patric...

Fuelling the (Ire)land

April 11, 2026 1:40am 55 min

Driving the protesters off the blocked roads: Brenda Power and John Deasy join Matt to discuss how the government has to confront threatened anarchy. Carbon tax increases debated, and is the future Nuclear? Why objection...

Everything Goes Off the Rails

April 04, 2026 1:40am 57 min

Lise Hand and John Lee join Matt to discuss if the MetroLink project may be derailed by the untimely departure of its boss, Seán Sweeney, and if the government finances become shredded, will MetroLink become a victim aga...

How Many TDs to Change a Lightbulb?

March 28, 2026 2:40am 55 min

Danny McConnell and John Lee join Matt and open with a discussion on the proposal to limit the number of TDs. They discuss the 18th delay to the handing over of a National Children's Hospital by BAM. Do we need more Robe...

The Price Donald Trump Makes Us Pay

March 21, 2026 2:40am 1:05

Matt is joined by Brendan Ogle and Larry Donnelly to look at Irish reactions to Trump's Iranian assault. They rate and review Micheál Martin's Oval Office visit as much for what it signified as what he said. They discuss...

Micheál Martin's Mission: Impossible

March 14, 2026 2:40am 57 min

Lise Hand and Shane Coleman join Matt to assess the perilous nature of Micheál Martin's visit to the Oval Office: what sort of Trump will he find, can he safeguard Irish interests, and is it right to be dealing with the ...

How the Iranian War Impacts Ireland

March 07, 2026 1:40am 52 min

Brenda Power and John Deasy join Matt to discuss America's assault on Iran and what Ireland's position on it should be. They assess what Micheál Martin should do in Washington the week after next, and how a prolonged war...

Sinn Féin Under the Microscope

February 28, 2026 1:40am 58 min

Matt is joined by John Lee and Danny McConnell to discuss Sinn Féin's prospects in the Dublin Central by-election, its position on Ukraine, Mary Lou McDonald's memories of Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane, and how cost-of-living ...

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